At 10:50 AM 11/22/1998 EST, Ken M. wrote:
>I just bought a Sto-Fen diffuser which slips onto the T32 like the wide angle
>adapter kit. They make one for the T32. It cuts the output by a factor of
2.5
>and does not require a wall to bounce off.
>
>I like the Lumiquest bouncers also but I use them with the T20 since you
need
>to put velcro around the flash head to fasten the bouncer and I don't know if
>the velcro will get in the way of the T32 zoom adapter (when I am not using
>the zoom adapter).
>
>As far as the overexposure with the T32 - Except for outside at night, on TTL
>auto my exposures are coming out well - but; usually I use print film for
such
>"snap shots". I did some tests last week for a photo class I am taking using
>slide film and the T32 with and without verious bounce adapters and with and
>without second 'slave' flashes. Indoors (and in a white wall & ceiling room)
>the t32 and t20 did very well in ttl and in normal auto mode.
>
>Outside at night, however, may be an issue and I suppose the best advice for
>slide film would be to bracket and for print film would be to look at the
>negatives with loops to make sure you have detail in the highlight areas
>(since your ghost like images are blown out) and perhaps blame the lab for
>poor print processing.
>
>I have found that most labs do a really lousey job!
>
Hi Ken,
I also recently purchased Stofen attachments, however for my Viv and Sunpak
flashes. I haven't had a chance to test with slide film yet. I hope you'll
share more of your results as they come in.
For print processing, most labs I've used are indeed awful. I've found the
Walmart in my area (not the in-store lab, but the lab they send it to,
which turns out to be Fuji in Indianapolis) does a decent job. Best of all,
they rarely scratch negatives. The prints also come back on the crystal
archive paper, although I care less about this than about poorly handled
negatives because I scan my own film. I've resolved always to use Fuji as a
result.
Joel
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